Why have your soil analysed?
A soil analysis helps you get a good overview of your soil’s characteristics and choose the necessary corrections. You will thus offer your plants optimal growing conditions.
When?
- Early spring or fall
Informations gathered during the analysis
- Soil type and texture: clay, sandy or limey;
- Soil PH: acidic or alcaline;
- Quantities of nutrients: P, K, Mg, Ca, Fe, etc.) ;
- Density of organic matter.
How to proceed?
- You can use a trowel to gather your soil samples – wash your trowel beforehand.
- Gather a few large spoonfuls of soil, from about 30cm deep, from a few different spots within the area you wish to have analysed (e.g. your garden).
- Store the soil in a clean bag or container.
- with gloves on, remove stones, bits of wood, and other debri from your sample; do not touch the soil with your bare hands to prevent contamination.
- You should gather about 250ml (1 cup).
- The quantities of fertilizer and other additives wil be determined from the results of the analysis.
